South Africa is having a tough time in England as they have won only one out of the four matches that they have played. The Proteas team will be happy to have Lungi back into their squad to strengthen their pace attack.

The Faf du Plessis led Proteas cannot lose any more matches if they have to stay in the competition. The return of Lungi is the much-needed boost going in to face New Zealand, who are unbeaten in the tournament.

Lungi told the media, "It's been tough. Injuries are never nice, but with the support staff that I've had around me it's been pretty good and I've been alright. It's just been frustrating not being able to play."

He also confirmed that he was 100% fit and won't be carrying any niggle on the ground. "Ja ... I've just finished a fitness test today and passed that, so I'm match-fit ready. It's 100%. That's how the fitness test goes and if you're not bowling at 100% then you're not ready to play," the 23-year-old said.

He also mentioned that the Kiwi middle order has not been tested in the tournament and that can be a weak link in the Kiwi team.

"I don't think their middle and lower order has been tested enough. They have got the bulk of their runs at the top of the order, so if we can get one or two maybe we can test them. I think then you could be looking at a different situation with their batting."

South Africa will face New Zealand on 19 June at Birmingham.

(Inputs from Sport 24)